František Douda
František Douda (born October 23, 1908 in Lhota Samoty , † January 15, 1989 in Prague ) was a Czech athlete who was successful in the shot put in the 1930s. He hit a world record and won two bronze medals. He also appeared as a discus thrower, albeit with moderate success.
He was 1.91 m tall and weighed 96 kg when he was active.
successes
- 1928 Summer Olympics : 20th in discus throwing
- Olympic Summer Games 1932 : Bronze in the shot put with 15.61 m behind the Americans Leo Sexton with 16.00 m and Harlow Rothert with 15.67 m, 15th in the discus throw
- Prague , September 24, 1932: World record with 16.20 m (improvement of the previous record of Leo Sexton (USA) by 4 cm, improved in 1934 by Jack Torrance (USA))
- European Athletics Championships 1934 : bronze in the shot put with 15.19 m behind the Estonian Arnold Viiding and the Finn Risto Kuntsi , both also with 15.19 m
- Olympic Summer Games 1936 : Seventh in the shot put with 15.28 m
Performance development
| year | Bullet |
|---|---|
| 1929, September 22nd in Jílové | 15.05 m |
| 1930, September 13th in Brno | 14.88 m |
| 1931, October 4th in Brno | 16.04 m |
| 1932, Sept. 24 in Prague | 16.20 m |
| 1933, Sept. 23 in Prague | 15.64 m |
| 1934, June 3rd in L. Poděbrady | 15.54 m |
| 1935, June 17th in Beograd | 15.49 m |
| 1936, June 13 in Prague | 15.49 m |
| 1940, September 8th in Klatový | 15.51 m |
Web links
- František Douda in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- http://wulkana.republika.pl/douda.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Douda, František |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lhota Samoty |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1989 |
| Place of death | Prague |